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Registration letters >> BK series
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This page lists registration number codes from the BK series, a series allocated to the Portsmouth (B) area. Also included, where known, are the date periods that these car registration numbers were used in. The data covers the period of 1900 through to 1972, so registrations seen on later cars wouldn't necessarily be included in this information.
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Interpreting a car's registration number.
The majority of post-war car numbers incorporate a three letter code - where this is the case, letters 2 and 3 signify the location code. So, for instance, a car with the registration number 638 GBK or TBK 512D would be a Portsmouth (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie BK, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known BK series registrations, with added information (where available) describing when each series was first used, and in a few cases, when it came to an end. Some letter codes were used for more than one period during the 20th Century. This information can be invaluable when trying to date vehicles seen in old photographs, or in old films for instance.
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Also if your car has lost it's original registration, perhaps sold off by a previous owner as a "cherished" number, this information will help you find a suitable replacement, or at least identify which series would be suitable, based on the age of your car and where it was first registered.
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BK Registrations - Portsmouth (B).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| ABK |
B |
MAR 1964 -> |
| ABK |
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NOV 1936 -> |
| ABK |
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APR 1962 -> |
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| BBK |
B |
JUL 1964 -> |
| BBK |
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FEB 1938 -> |
| BBK |
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SEP 1962 -> |
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| BK |
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DEC 1903 -> ___ 1924 |
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| CBK |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| CBK |
B |
NOV 1964 -> |
| CBK |
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JUL 1939 -> |
| CBK |
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APR 1963 -> |
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| DBK |
C |
APR 1965 -> |
| DBK |
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OCT 1946 -> |
| DBK |
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SEP 1963 -> |
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| EBK |
C |
OCT 1965 -> |
| EBK |
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JUL 1948 -> |
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| FBK |
D |
MAR 1966 -> |
| FBK |
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FEB 1950 -> |
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| GBK |
D |
SEP 1966 -> |
| GBK |
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JUL 1951 -> |
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| HBK |
E |
APR 1967 -> |
| HBK |
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NOV 1952 -> |
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| JBK |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| JBK |
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NOV 1953 -> |
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| KBK |
F |
FEB 1968 -> |
| KBK |
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AUG 1954 -> |
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| LBK |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| LBK |
F |
JUL 1968 -> |
| LBK |
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MAY 1955 -> |
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| MBK |
G |
DEC 1968 -> |
| MBK |
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NOV 1955 -> |
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| NBK |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| NBK |
G |
JUN 1969 -> |
| NBK |
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AUG 1956 -> |
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| OBK |
H |
JAN 1970 -> |
| OBK |
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MAY 1957 -> |
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| PBK |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| PBK |
H |
MAY 1970 -> |
| PBK |
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DEC 1957 -> |
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| RBK |
J |
NOV 1970 -> |
| RBK |
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JUL 1958 -> |
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| SBK |
J |
APR 1971 -> |
| SBK |
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JAN 1959 -> |
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| TBK |
K |
SEP 1971 -> |
| TBK |
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JUN 1959 -> |
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| UBK |
K |
JAN 1972 -> |
| UBK |
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NOV 1959 -> |
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| VBK |
K |
APR 1972 -> |
| VBK |
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APR 1960 -> |
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| WBK |
L |
SEP 1972 -> |
| WBK |
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SEP 1960 -> |
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| XBK |
L |
DEC 1972 -> |
| XBK |
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MAR 1961 -> |
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| YBK |
L |
APR 1973 -> |
| YBK |
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AUG 1961 -> |
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